Wednesday, October 22, 2014

Nightcrawler (R for violence, profanity and graphic images)
Jake Gyllenhaal stars in the title role of this character-driven thriller as a
freelance journalist caught in a cutthroat competition covering the crime beat
in Los Angeles.
With Rene Russo, Bill Paxton and Ann Cusack (Sister of John and Joan).

INDEPENDENT & FOREIGN FILMS

ABCs of Death 2 (Unrated) Horror sequel featuring another 26
short comedies by 26 different directors, each titled for a different letter of
the alphabet, from A is for Amateur to Z is for Zygote. Cast includes Martina
Garcia, Tristan Risk, Beatrice Dalle and Andy Nyman. (In English, Hebrew,
Japanese, French and Portuguese)

All You Need Is Love (Unrated) Sigourney Weaver narrates
this inspirational documentary chronicling the daily lives, dreams and plight
of Burmese children attending the Good Morning
School in Mae Sot, Thailand in
defiance of the dictates of their own country’s repressive regime.

Before I Go to Sleep (R for profanity and graphic violence)
Screen adaptation of the S.J. Watson best seller of the same name revolving
around an amnesiac (Nicole Kidman) whose husband (Colin Firth) has to remind
her every morning that her memory gets erased every time she falls asleep. With
Mark Strong, Anne-Marie Duff and Adam Levy.

Braddock (Unrated) Cinematic tribute to a tiny town in Pennsylvania of
historical significance as it tries to reinvent itself in order to remain
relevant in the 21st Century.

God the Father (R for violence) Mafia documentary in which
former Colombo crime family mobster Michael Franzese recounts finding his faith
and being born again after learning that his own father had taken out a
contract on him.

The Hazda: Last of the First (Unrated) Anthropological
examination one of the world’s last remaining tribe of hunter-gatherers, the
Hazda, who have lived in Africa’s Rift valley
for the past 50,000 years. Narrated by Alfre Woodard, and featuring commentary by
primatologist Jane Goodall and geneticist Spencer Wells.

Hit by Lightning (Unrated) Romantic comedy about an aspiring
writer (Jon Cryer) who gets more than he bargained for when the passionate
lover (Stephanie Szostak) he meets online suddenly announces she’s married and
pressures him to murder her rabbi hubby (Jed Rees). With Will Sasso, Alexis
Maitland and Sean Tucker.

Horns (R for sexuality, profanity, rape, disturbing
violence, drug use and graphic nudity) Daniel “Harry Potter” Radcliffe stars in
this horror fantasy as the prime suspect in his girlfriend’s (Juno Temple)
murder who wakes up with horns growing out of his head after a night of heavy
drinking. Featuring Max Minghella, Joe Anderson and Kelli Garner.

Magical Universe (Unrated) Retrospective revisiting the
final decade in the career of Al Carbee (1914-2005), an eccentric,
Barbie-obsessed artist who worked with dolls as his medium.

Missionary (R for violence, profanity and sexuality) Romance
drama about a struggling single-mom (Dawn Olivieri) who embarks on a passionate
affair with a Mormon (Mitch Ryan) only to watch him go berserk when she
reconciles with her estranged husband (Kip Pardue). Support cast includes
Connor Christie, Randy Molnar and Dushawn Moses.

Private Peaceful (Unrated) Romance drama, set in Devon,
England, and revolving around two brothers (Jack O’Connell and George MacKay)
who fall in love with the same girl (Alexandra Roach) before enlisting in the
army and being shipped off to fight in Flanders fields during World War I. With
Maxine Peake, Frances de la Tour and the late Richard Griffiths.

Showrunners (Unrated) Behind-the-scenes documentary
illustrating everything involved in the making of a TV series, from the
creation of the concept, to the production, to the writing, to the casting, to
the shooting, to the airing.

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